At 06:03 AM 8/14/02 -0500, you wrote: >I used the debian installer to install mplayer; I am trying to use it >with streams as I don't have a dvd. But having read Johan's guide from >several months ago, I am a bit confused. do I also need to download and >install the other files in addition to what the debian installer does? >strangely, the installer gave me no errors even though I didn't have >xlib6g on my system. So maybe I will have to re-run the installer now >that I have this on my system. >obviously >I still have some configuring to do or something, because when I tried >http://acw.activate.net/kplu/kplu.asx >which was asked about on another list, I got > >Playing mms://wmr02sea.activate.net/kplu >Connecting to server wmr02sea.activate.net:80 ... >Connecting to server wmr02sea.activate.net:80 ... >Cache size set to 16 KBytes >Connected to server: wmr02sea.activate.net >Cache fill: 0.00% (0 bytes) Detected ASF file format! >Detected audio codec: [divx] afm:4 (DivX audio (WMA)) >Requested audio codec family [divx] (afm=4) not available (enable it at compile >time!) >Couldn't initialize audio codec! -> nosound >Audio: no sound!!! >Video: no video!!! > > >Exiting... (End of file) > >The debian mplayer installer page doesn't mention having to have other files, >but it appears to me that this must be necessary. Should i just add in all the >files listed in the previously posted guide or have there been changes in what >is needed? >Thanks. > >Cheryl > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > cheryl could you help me compile this mplayer or scould someone? I have slackware 8.1 It is installed, so compile isn't the right word, but it's complaining aabout /dev/mga_vid not being able to be opened. I'm running kernel 2.2.20 for net support, but everything's working fine other than mplayer. if anyone can help, please email me privately. Thanks.
